Romans 13:5

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Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

It came about afterward that David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s robe.

I say, “Keep the command of the king because of the oath before God.

Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed,

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,

In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.

For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly.

and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.

They answered Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.